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Start with the program closest to your current role, then add the ones your next role asks for. Each entry below lists who the program is written for and the skills you leave with, so you can compare them side by side.
Who it is for
Physicians preparing for the ABIM Cardiovascular Disease board certification or recertification examination, including cardiology fellows and practicing cardiologists seeking a board-focused adult cardiology review.
What you will learn
- By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Explain the broad public ABIM Cardiovascular Disease exam domains and organize study by mapped cardiology subskills rather than assumed unpublished weighting.
- Master high-yield adult cardiovascular concepts, definitions, diagnostic criteria, physiologic rules, and management principles across coronary disease/acute coronary syndromes, heart failure/cardiomyopathies, arrhythmias/electrophysiology, valvular disease, hypertension/prevention, vascular medicin
- Apply concepts in realistic board-style scenarios requiring diagnosis, risk stratification, test selection, ECG/imaging/hemodynamic interpretation, acute stabilization, chronic management, and next-best-step reasoning.
- Solve common cardiology calculation and data-interpretation tasks accurately when applicable, showing reasoning steps explicitly rather than relying on hidden shortcuts.
- Distinguish common distractors, contraindications, complications, and boundary cases frequently tested in adult cardiovascular medicine.
- Use a consistent board-solving framework: identify the task -> extract key clinical clues -> localize the syndrome/process -> select the governing physiologic or guideline-level principle -> choose the best answer -> verify against contraindications and competing options.
- Build retrieval-ready memory using concise comparison tables, murmur/hemodynamic summaries, ECG pattern frameworks, pharmacology checklists, and spaced-review recap points.
Who it is for
Physicians preparing for the ABIM Gastroenterology board certification exam, including gastroenterology fellows and practicing gastroenterologists seeking initial certification or focused board-style review.
What you will learn
- By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Explain the exam scope and major content domains for the ABIM Gastroenterology Certification Examination and use explicit domain-to-subskill mapping for every topic covered.
- Master high-yield adult gastroenterology and hepatology concepts across esophageal disorders; stomach and duodenum; small bowel; colon and anorectum; inflammatory bowel disease; pancreas; biliary tract and gallbladder; liver; GI oncology; GI bleeding; nutrition; and endoscopy/procedure-related decis
- Apply concepts in realistic ABIM-style clinical vignettes requiring diagnosis, next best step, test interpretation, management selection, surveillance/screening interval selection, complication recognition, and risk stratification.
- Interpret common GI data sources accurately, including laboratory patterns, liver tests, serologies, imaging summaries, pathology/endoscopy descriptions, manometry/pH-testing concepts, and screening/surveillance intervals.
- Use a consistent board-style reasoning framework: identify the task → extract key clinical facts → localize the organ system/problem representation → select the governing guideline-based principle → execute the decision → verify against the stem.
- Distinguish common distractors, overlapping syndromes, contraindications, exceptions, and boundary cases frequently tested in adult gastroenterology board questions.
- Make appropriate decisions about indications, contraindications, risks, expected findings, complications, and follow-up for endoscopic and related GI procedures within the exam-candidate scope.
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Who it is for
Physicians preparing for the ABIM Pulmonary Disease board certification exam, including pulmonary fellows and practicing internists/pulmonologists seeking initial certification or recertification-focused review within adult pulmonary disease scope.
What you will learn
- By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Explain the ABIM Pulmonary Disease exam scope and inferred competency domains, with emphasis on high-yield adult pulmonary topics and board-style clinical reasoning.
- Master the high-yield concepts, definitions, physiologic patterns, diagnostic criteria, and management rules across pulmonary physiology/diagnostic testing, obstructive lung disease, restrictive/interstitial lung disease, pulmonary infections, pulmonary vascular disease, pleural disease, neoplasms/p
- Apply concepts in realistic ABIM-style single-best-answer scenarios, including diagnosis, differential diagnosis, test selection, interpretation of pulmonary function tests/arterial blood gases/imaging/pleural fluid or oxygenation data, severity or risk stratification, and best next-step management.
- Solve common pulmonary calculation and interpretation tasks accurately when applicable, including ABG interpretation, acid-base reasoning relevant to pulmonary disease, oxygenation and ventilation assessment, A-a gradient logic, and pulmonary function interpretation; show steps and avoid shortcuts t
- Distinguish common distractors, misconceptions, mimics, and boundary cases frequently tested in pulmonary board review, including asthma vs COPD vs upper-airway mimics, aspiration pneumonitis vs aspiration pneumonia, UIP vs other ILD patterns, transudative vs exudative pleural processes, PE vs other
- Use a consistent board-style problem-solving framework: identify the task -> extract key facts -> select the governing physiologic pattern, rule, or guideline-level principle -> execute diagnostic or management reasoning -> verify against the stem and eliminate competing distractors.
- Build retrieval-ready memory using concise tables, checklists, interpretation frameworks, differential diagnosis grids, and spaced review summaries tailored to adult pulmonary board preparation.
Who it is for
Physicians preparing for the ABIM Nephrology certification or recertification examination, including nephrology fellows and practicing nephrologists seeking board-focused review in adult nephrology.
What you will learn
- By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Explain the published ABIM Nephrology exam framework if available and organize study by major adult nephrology domains; if exact weighting or wording is not publicly specified, use explicit domain-to-subskill mapping and identify any coverage gaps without guessing hidden priorities.
- Master high-yield concepts, definitions, physiologic principles, pathology correlations, and management rules across adult nephrology, including fluid/electrolyte/acid-base disorders, acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, glomerular and vascular disease, tubulointerstitial and toxic injury, h
- Apply nephrology concepts in realistic ABIM-style clinical vignettes requiring diagnosis, interpretation of laboratory and urine data, acid-base analysis, pathology correlation, selection of the most appropriate next step, and longitudinal management within board-exam scope.
- Solve common nephrology calculations and logic tasks accurately when applicable, including urine indices, osmolality-based reasoning, electrolyte/free-water problems, acid-base interpretation, clearance-related reasoning, and dialysis concepts, showing steps rather than using unexplained shortcuts.
- Distinguish closely related renal disorders, common distractors, contraindications, and boundary cases frequently tested in board-style questions.
- Use a consistent problem-solving framework: identify the task → extract key facts → select the governing physiologic or clinical rule → execute → verify against the vignette.
- Build retrieval-ready memory using concise tables, checklists, algorithms, urine sediment/pathology pattern summaries, and spaced-review recap points.
Who it is for
Physicians preparing for the ABIM Hematology & Oncology certification or recertification examination, including hematology-oncology fellows and practicing hematologist-oncologists seeking a high-yield, board-focused review.
What you will learn
- By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Explain the ABIM Hematology & Oncology exam scope at a high-yield level and organize study by major domains such as hematologic malignancies, solid tumors, benign hematology, coagulation/thrombosis, transfusion medicine, stem cell transplantation/cellular therapy principles, supportive care/palliati
- Master the high-yield concepts, definitions, classifications, staging systems, prognostic frameworks, and management rules most likely to be tested in hematology and medical oncology board-style scenarios.
- Apply concepts in realistic exam-style physician vignettes, including diagnosis, differential diagnosis, risk stratification, next-best-step management, treatment selection/sequencing, complication management, and longitudinal follow-up decisions.
- Interpret pathology, CBC/coagulation data, peripheral smear findings, marrow/flow/cytogenetic/molecular data, transfusion scenarios, and disease-monitoring trends accurately and explicitly.
- Solve common calculation and logic tasks when applicable, showing steps and reasoning rather than relying on unexplained shortcuts.
- Distinguish common distractors, look-alike diagnoses, toxicities, staging/classification boundary cases, and near-miss management choices that frequently appear on board examinations.
- Use a consistent physician-level problem-solving framework: identify the task → extract key clinical facts → classify the disease/process → select the governing rule or guideline-aligned principle → execute the decision → verify against safety issues, contraindications, and exam wording.
Who it is for
Physicians preparing for the ABIM Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism certification exam, including endocrinology fellows and practicing internists/endocrinologists seeking initial certification or focused board review.
What you will learn
- By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Explain the major adult endocrinology content domains relevant to ABIM Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism certification and organize study using domain/subskill tags rather than unpublished weighting claims.
- Master high-yield concepts, diagnostic criteria, laboratory patterns, dynamic testing logic, imaging correlations, and treatment rules across diabetes, thyroid, pituitary/hypothalamic, adrenal, reproductive, bone/mineral, lipid/obesity, endocrine neoplasia/genetics, and electrolyte/water disorders.
- Apply adult endocrinology knowledge in realistic ABIM-style clinical vignettes involving diagnosis, differential diagnosis, best initial test, confirmatory testing, next best step, treatment selection, monitoring, complication recognition, and longitudinal management.
- Solve common endocrine calculation and interpretation tasks accurately when applicable, including glucose/insulin reasoning, sodium and osmolality interpretation, calcium/PTH/vitamin D relationships, and hormone axis localization; show steps and avoid shortcuts that hide reasoning.
- Distinguish common distractors, misconceptions, assay pitfalls, medication effects, overlap syndromes, and boundary cases frequently tested in board-style endocrine scenarios.
- Use a consistent problem-solving framework: identify the clinical task → extract key findings → localize the endocrine axis/problem → select the governing diagnostic or management rule → execute → verify with contraindications, complications, and follow-up.
- Build retrieval-ready memory using concise tables, checklists, differential grids, hormonal axis summaries, and spaced review pearls tailored to adult endocrine board prep.
Who it is for
Physicians preparing for the ABIM Rheumatology Certification Examination, including rheumatology fellows and practicing internists/rheumatologists seeking initial certification or structured board review.
What you will learn
- By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Explain the exam-domain map for ABIM Rheumatology board review and use it to organize study across core adult rheumatology topics, without assuming unofficial weighting.
- Recognize and differentiate major rheumatologic disorders tested in board-style scenarios, including inflammatory arthritis, connective tissue disease, spondyloarthritis, vasculitis, crystal arthropathy, osteoarthritis, metabolic bone disease, regional pain disorders, and selected autoinflammatory s
- Interpret high-yield diagnostic data used in rheumatology questions, including serologies, inflammatory markers, synovial fluid, imaging descriptions, bone/mineral laboratory patterns, and biopsy- or organ-involvement clues when exam-relevant.
- Apply classification-oriented concepts carefully in exam-style reasoning without confusing classification criteria with diagnosis, and distinguish common mimics, overlap syndromes, and false-positive test patterns.
- Select the most appropriate next step in evaluation or management for board-style adult rheumatology cases, including initial therapy, escalation/de-escalation logic, medication safety, pretreatment screening, monitoring, contraindications, and recognition of adverse effects.
- Identify urgent and emergent rheumatologic presentations and choose time-sensitive actions that prioritize organ preservation and patient safety.
- Use a consistent board-style problem-solving framework: identify the task → extract discriminating facts → select the governing rule/pattern → eliminate close alternatives → verify the best answer against the stem.
Who it is for
Physicians preparing for the ABIM Infectious Disease board certification examination, including infectious disease fellows and practicing internists seeking certification or recertification-focused review.
What you will learn
- By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Explain the ABIM Infectious Disease exam scope and organize preparation across broad board-relevant domains without assuming unpublished weighting details.
- Master high-yield organism-based, syndrome-based, diagnostic, antimicrobial, immunocompromised host, HIV/viral, mycobacterial, travel/tropical, STI, healthcare epidemiology, and infection prevention concepts tested in adult infectious disease practice.
- Apply physician-level clinical reasoning in board-style scenarios: identify the syndrome/task, extract host and exposure clues, interpret microbiology and diagnostic data, choose the most appropriate next step, and verify against plausible alternatives.
- Select, interpret, and critique infectious disease tests appropriately, including culture, susceptibility, serology, antigen, molecular diagnostics, imaging, biopsy, and procedural sampling; distinguish colonization from infection and contamination from true pathogen.
- Choose empiric and targeted antimicrobial therapy using syndrome severity, host factors, resistance risk, source control needs, adverse effects, interactions, stewardship principles, and when applicable, local susceptibility considerations.
- Diagnose and manage high-yield adult infectious syndromes, including bloodstream and endovascular infection, endocarditis, CNS infection, respiratory infection, intra-abdominal infection, skin/soft tissue infection, bone/joint infection, GU infection, device-related infection, and healthcare-associa
- Risk-stratify and manage infections in immunocompromised hosts, including transplant recipients, patients with malignancy or neutropenia, advanced HIV, and those receiving steroids, biologics, or other immunomodulators.
Who it is for
Physicians preparing for the ABIM Geriatric Medicine certification or recertification examination, including internists and family physicians seeking focused, board-style preparation in geriatric medicine.
What you will learn
- By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Explain the exam framework for ABIM Geriatric Medicine and organize study using major geriatric medicine content domains, clinical tasks, and high-yield cross-cutting themes.
- Master the high-yield concepts, definitions, diagnostic criteria, management principles, and care frameworks commonly tested in geriatric medicine, including syndromes, function, cognition, medication safety, ethics, and systems of care.
- Apply concepts in realistic, exam-style scenarios involving outpatient, inpatient, post-acute, long-term care, home-based, hospice, and interdisciplinary care settings.
- Use a consistent clinical reasoning framework for board-style questions: identify the task → extract key age-related risks and priorities → select the governing principle or best next step → eliminate tempting distractors → verify safety, goals, and feasibility.
- Distinguish common distractors, misconceptions, and boundary cases in geriatric medicine, especially when balancing benefit vs burden, prognosis, function, cognition, polypharmacy, patient goals, and caregiver/system constraints.
- Interpret common geriatric assessment findings and clinical tools when applicable, including functional, cognitive, mood, fall-risk, delirium, frailty, nutrition, medication, and capacity-related evaluations.
- Build retrieval-ready memory using concise tables, algorithms, checklists, syndrome comparisons, and spaced review summaries.
Who it is for
Physicians preparing for the ABIM Hospice and Palliative Medicine certification or recertification examination, including internal medicine physicians and subspecialty candidates seeking a board-style, exam-focused review of hospice and palliative medicine.
What you will learn
- By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Explain the exam’s broad competency areas for ABIM Hospice and Palliative Medicine and use a domain-based study plan, while recognizing that detailed official weighting may not be publicly specified.
- Master high-yield concepts, definitions, and decision rules in pain management, non-pain symptom management, serious-illness communication, goals of care, prognostication, hospice and end-of-life care, ethics/legal issues, psychosocial/spiritual care, interdisciplinary teamwork, and care across sett
- Apply hospice and palliative medicine principles in realistic board-style clinical vignettes by choosing the most appropriate next step, safest management option, and goal-concordant plan.
- Use a consistent clinical reasoning framework: identify the task → extract key facts → determine the governing palliative principle or best next step → eliminate close distractors → verify safety, proportionality, and goal-concordance.
- Distinguish commonly tested distractors, including confusion between palliative care and hospice, interventions mismatched to prognosis or care setting, unsafe opioid/sedative choices, misapplied ethical reasoning, and failure to address psychosocial, spiritual, caregiver, or systems factors.
- Build retrieval-ready memory using concise algorithms, comparison tables, checklists, communication frameworks, and spaced-review summaries tailored to board preparation.
- Demonstrate readiness through self-checks and mini-assessments mapped to explicit domain/objective tags.
